Places tarahooks Wants to Go

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.